HOWLAND TWP., Ohio - According to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), one mosquito pool in Trumbull County has tested positive for the West Nile Virus. 

This mosquito pool was from the 600 block of North Rd. Southeast in Howland Township. The sample was collected between Tuesday, Aug. 17 and Wednesday, Aug. 18. 

There are currently zero human cases of the West Nile Virus in Trumbull County, but the ODH warns Trumbull County residents to be vigilant against being bitten by a mosquito.

This is not the first time a mosquito in the Mahoning Valley was found to have tested positive for the West Nile Virus. Austintown School officials also warned of a mosquito with the virus near school property on Wednesday, Aug. 25.

The ODH has issued the following guidelines to Trumbull County residents to reduce the risk of getting bitten by a mosquito:

-Apply repellents on exposed skin registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

-Wear clothing with permethrin or another EPA-registered repellent

-Use products according to label instructions

-Do not spray repellents on the skin under clothing

-Use repellents from dusk to dawn

-Wear light-colored clothing, long-sleeve shirts/jackets and long pants

-Consider avoiding outdoor activities during peak mosquito biting hours

-Use mosquito netting when sleeping outdoors or in unscreened structures

-Empty standing water from flower pots, buckets, barrels, taps/covers and wheelbarrows regularly

-Discard trash such as tin cans, plastic containers and other water-holding containers that have accumulated on your property

-Dispose of discarded tires properly. Drill holes in tire swings so water drains out

-Change the water in pet dishes frequently

-Replace the water in birdbaths weekly

-Check and clean clogged roof gutters at least twice annually to ensure they will drain properly

-Aerate ornamental pools or stock them with mosquito-eating fish

-Clean and chlorinate swimming pools even if they are not in use

-Keep wading pools empty and on their sides when not in use

-Consider using products containing Bacillus thuringiensis israelenis (Bti) to control mosquito larvae in corners that are too hard to empty.